Device for taking up and for storing grass or similar products and vehicle fitted with such a device

Abstract

Device for cutting, picking up, and for temporarily storing grass or similar products with a view to transporting the stored product to a site for further processing. The device is integrally mounted to a vehicle so that it may be moved over an area of grass to be cut. The device includes a cutting head to cut and to take-up the lawn clippings. The cutting head is connected to first and second transfer pipes utilized to direct the cut grass to the interior of a storage enclosure. A turbine is horizontally mounted under the storage enclosure between the first and second transfer pipes and is dissociated from the cutting head. The turbine provides suction inside the first pipe so that cut grass may be moved from the cutting head toward the turbine. A turbine wheel with blades moves the cut grass tangentially into the second pipe which is integrated with the storage enclosure so as to direct the flow of cut grass into the enclosure. The turbine is driven by a transmission belt that is connected to a driving pulley that operates the cutting head. The storage enclosure is composed of first and second molded members. The first molded member is pivotally movable relative to the second molded member which is rigidly fixed and supported at the rear of the vehicle.

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